A 51-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle crash in Co Galway last night.

The Garda Ombudsman today launched an investigation into the death of a pedestrian struck by a car driven by an off-duty garda during a day of carnage on the roads.

The Garda Ombudsman today launched an investigation into the death of a pedestrian struck by a car driven by an off-duty police officer.